Sir Frederick Henry Stewart FRS FRSE FGS (16 January 1916 – 9 December 2001) was a Scottish geologist and academic who was a professor at the University of Edinburgh.[1]
Sir Frederick Stewart | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frederick Henry Stewart 16 January 1916 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died | 9 December 2001 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Geologist |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | FRS (1964)[1] |
Background
editStewart was born in Aberdeen on 16 January 1916, the son of Frederick Robert Stewart, a lecturer in engineering[2] at Aberdeen University,[3] and his wife, Hester Alexander.
He was educated at Fettes College and Robert Gordon's College.[4] He earned a BSc in Zoology at Aberdeen University. He followed this with a doctorate (PhD) in Geology at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, while studying the geology of the Isle of Skye and the village of Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire.[2]
Personal life
editIn 1945, Stewart married Mary Rainbow, (later to achieve recognition as the novelist Mary Stewart) whom he met whilst working in Durham. She survived him, dying in 2014. There were no children.[3]
Honours and awards
edit- Honorary doctorates from the Universities of Aberdeen, Leicester,[5] Heriot-Watt University,[6] Durham, and Glasgow.[7]
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1957[8]
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1964[1][3]
- Awarded the Lyell Medal by the Geological Society of London, 1970[9]
- Knighted 1974[3]
- Founding member of the World Cultural Council in 1981.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c O'Hara, M. J. (2006). "Sir Frederick Henry Stewart 16 January 1916 -- 9 December 2001: Elected FRS 1964". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 52: 331. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2006.0023.
- ^ a b Wright, Pearce (19 December 2011). "Sir Frederick Stewart". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Sir Frederick Stewart". The Daily Telegraph. 18 December 2001. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Casely, Gordon (19 December 2001). "Sir Frederick Stewart". The Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Honorary Graduates". University of Leicester. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Court Minutes" (PDF). Heriot Watt University. 4 February 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "The History & Constitution of the University of Glasgow" (PDF). University of Glasgow. 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Lyell Medal". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "About Us". World Cultural Council. Retrieved 8 November 2016.